ADMETER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05339235 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-21
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Jan 2026
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Other software publishing
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2025Jan 2026

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Average employees01

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-04-25
    ➖
    PRITCHARD, Robert Huw resigned
    director
  5. 2024-09-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-07-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-08-31
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-07-22
    ➖
    POLLARD, Graham Major resigned
    director
  13. 2021-05-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-05-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-05-04
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2021-05-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-05-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-05-04
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2021-05-04
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2021-04-30
    ➕
    BIRTWISTLE, Nicholas Stephen appointed
    director
  21. 2021-04-30
    ➕
    BOILES, Martin David appointed
    director
  22. 2021-04-30
    ➕
    SLATER-THOMAS, Simon David appointed
    director
  23. 2021-04-30
    ➕
    PRITCHARD, Robert Huw appointed
    director
  24. 2021-01-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2017-08-22
    ➖
    MAYS, Gary Christopher resigned
    director
  26. 2012-04-19
    ➖
    MANDEL, Edward resigned
    director
  27. 2011-06-14
    ➕
    MANDEL, Edward appointed
    director
  28. 2011-06-01
    ➖
    LOWTAX SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2011-06-01
    ➖
    HENNESSY, Mark John resigned
    director
  30. 2011-06-01
    ➖
    HENNESSY, Paul Anthony resigned
    director
  31. 2011-06-01
    ➕
    MAYS, Gary Christopher appointed
    director
  32. 2011-06-01
    ➕
    POLLARD, Graham Major appointed
    director
  33. 2008-12-01
    ➖
    POLLARD, Graham Major resigned
    secretary
  34. 2008-12-01
    ➕
    LOWTAX SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  35. 2008-12-01
    ➕
    HENNESSY, Mark John appointed
    director
  36. 2008-12-01
    ➕
    HENNESSY, Paul Anthony appointed
    director
  37. 2008-12-01
    ➖
    MAYS, Deborah Shaughan resigned
    director
  38. 2005-01-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADMETER LIMITED
  39. 2005-01-21
    ➕
    POLLARD, Graham Major appointed
    secretary
  40. 2005-01-21
    ➕
    MAYS, Deborah Shaughan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Internet Software Technology Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Internet Software Technology Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
ADMETER LIMITED
This company · 05339235

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Internet Software Technology Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/04/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Graham Major Pollardceased 30/04/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Deborah Shaughan Maysceased 30/04/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Technology · RG postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
ACTIVE LOYALTY LIMITED→
15553308 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————2y——
ACTSIGHT LIMITED→
16246349 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
————1y——
ADAPTISYS INFO SOLUTIONS LIMITED→
11189320 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————8y——
ADDSECURE LIMITED→
03593453 · est 1998 · no financials extracted
————27y——
ADEPTAI CONSULTING LIMITED→
15998974 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
ADITIREDDY CONSULTING LIMITED→
10385610 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
————9y——
ADMIT CONSULTANCY LTD→
09129703 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
————11y——
ADRA TECH LTD→
15954610 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
ADSYNC LTD→
15477900 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————2y——
ADUUNYO RECORDS LIMITED→
16594111 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
ADVAICE LIMITED→
16205658 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
————1y——
ADVAITA PHARMACEUTICAL AND CLINICAL SERVICES LIMITED→
09790649 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
————10y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58290 — Other software publishing

Registered office

Arena The Square
Basing View
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG21 4EB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

BIRTWISTLE, Nicholas Stephen→
director · ~53y · appointed 2021-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOILES, Martin David→
director · ~59y · appointed 2021-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SLATER-THOMAS, Simon David→
director · ~68y · appointed 2021-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POLLARD, Graham Major→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-21 · resigned 2008-12-01
Resigned
LOWTAX SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-12-01 · resigned 2011-06-01
Resigned
HENNESSY, Mark John→
director · ~65y · appointed 2008-12-01 · resigned 2011-06-01
Resigned
HENNESSY, Paul Anthony→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-12-01 · resigned 2011-06-01
Resigned
MANDEL, Edward→
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-06-14 · resigned 2012-04-19
Resigned
MAYS, Deborah Shaughan→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-01-21 · resigned 2008-12-01
Resigned
MAYS, Gary Christopher→
director · ~68y · appointed 2011-06-01 · resigned 2017-08-22
Resigned
POLLARD, Graham Major→
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-06-01 · resigned 2021-07-22
Resigned
PRITCHARD, Robert Huw→
director · ~62y · appointed 2021-04-30 · resigned 2025-04-25
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (78 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-31